Senior Embedded Software Engineer (C++, UAV) Posted 04/27/26

Senior Embedded Software Engineer (C++, UAV) Roseville, CA 95661

Posted:

04/27/2026

Employment Type:

Contract

Job Number:

31747

Job Location:

Onsite

Industry:

AERO - Aerospace

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:

Senior Embedded Software Engineer (C++, UAV)

Position Description:

Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract opportunity located in Roseville, CA.

Job Responsibilities:

Designs, develops, and tests C++ flight software and hardware, sensor, and actuator integrations. Analyzes and dposes system requirements collaboratively with other engineering disciplines. Writes software requirements specifications, software test descriptions, design descriptions, and test reports Designs, implements, tests, and documents software according to KUAS specifications.

Job Qualifications:

Requires BS degree in Computing Science, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other technical discipline, or 15 years of experience in lieu of BS degree. 10 years of C or C++ programming experience Demonstrated understanding of Object-Oriented programming principles and RTOS systems. Demonstrated understanding of software development life-cycle and clearly document software requirements. Hands on ability to troubleshoot hardware-in-the-loop simulation modelling and make firmware updates

Preferred Job Qualifications:

Skills with tools such as Atlassian, MATLAB/Simulink, VxWorks, LabView. Skills implementing interface controls based on MBSE design documentation. Previous familiarity with

OMS/UCI, A-GRA, STANAG 4586, DO-178C, AS9100.

Job Details:

Job Type:

Contract

Location:

Roseville, CA.

Pay Rate:

Market Rate

Required US Citizenship:

May be required to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance at the appropriate level.

Benefits Package:

Protingent offerspetitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-taxmuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.